"If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation."

"Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education."

"Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated."

"I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness."

"Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness."

"To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?"

"No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks."